Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1596: Chapter 1591: Workshop (28)

Omnipresence.

The feeling that Sophia painstakingly conveyed still carries its own significance.

This description can naturally be understood as the Vacuum Flower having an exaggeratedly large volume, encompassing everything around it.

But at the same time, there is another explanation, which is that it can appear anywhere at will.

Just like previously mentioned, possessing a more abstract form of existence.

And if we assume Sophia as the anchor point, this ”wound” flickers discontinuously within a certain range, then all the phenomena mentioned earlier seem to have an explanation for a moment—

The Vacuum Flower, originally trapped inside the workshop, gradually accumulated the foundation of its existence in the outside world due to the previous trio’s consecutive over-limit contact.

Eventually, as Sophia was imbued and left here, the anchor point’s strength was finally sufficient to allow it to break through that special access control.

And after coming outside, it did not hide within any flesh but continued to flicker in this uncertain state over a larger range.

This is why Sophia would not affect her surroundings.

And why Lady Ice’s plan didn’t succeed before.

As for why Ice and the other two were not affected after flickering outside for so long?

Fu Qian’s understanding is that it relates to a key point mentioned by the Sage—it requires continuous close contact for a minute to ignite a new anchor point.

And while the Vacuum Flower’s existence was never that continuous, it also does not possess a ”will to exist,” leading to the absence of behavior to actively develop new anchor points for its own continuity, everything left to fate.

Even to the extent that later, with the trio’s death, the connection with Sophia as the anchor point was forcibly severed by the Return Edict.

The Vacuum Flower, capable of omnipresence, in this situation, automatically returned to the container that could stabilize its existence.

As to why a concept without a will to exist now demonstrates a similar survival dynamism?

Respect professionals, not just listening to their words, but observing their actions.

The Sage, while saying these words, also created this thing, imprisoning the Vacuum Flower.

Although no specific operational plan was left behind, given its characteristics, Fu Qian did not think the Sage genuinely went somewhere, caught it, and then threw it in here.

In comparison, utilizing characteristics to attract is an obviously higher probability.

The material and structure of this box might be very special for the concept of the Vacuum Flower.

Similar to digging a pit to gather rainwater, flying a kite to attract lightning, or even laying a tape circle on the ground, which could automatically generate a kitten inside it...

The Vacuum Flower tends to automatically enter such a place.

In fact, having spent so much effort to collect the materials into this place themselves was initially to slightly increase this probability.

Indeed, although it was concluded very early on, solving this trouble actually had a very simple, operable method.

That is, to kill all living beings within this underground building and destroy this box, thereby maximizing the rapid annihilation state of the Vacuum Flower.

But as mentioned before, Fu Qian did not want to miss the opportunity to witness the accumulated knowledge and wealth of the Blind Eye Association.

The Vacuum Flower is clearly a special existence, and Fu Qian is quite interested in spending more time to deeply understand its essence—like now.

Fu Qian looked at Ice, who seemed abandoned by the world.

If not for this, this person would have no value standing here at all.

...

”Why is this happening?”

Ice’s emotions were at this moment undisguisedly unstable.

So much so that facing the two resurrected victims in the corner, her eyes not only lacked fear and guilt but even showed an irrational envy.

Of course, those two would not answer her question, so she still gritted her teeth and directed it at Fu Qian.

”Betrayal.”

However, the answer given by the other party still brought her despair.

Fu Qian’s eyes flashed with the light of righteous judgment, his face full of arrogance.

”Those who betray fate will also be betrayed by fate!”

”And miracles are enacted by those who believe in miracles!”

”...Nonsense! Where did I betray?”

Ice’s retort was practically a howl.

”Mortal flesh witnesses the Transcendent.”

Yet the momentum of Fu Qian was not something this kind of timid roar could influence, and the next moment his expression turned even more solemn.

”Turning it into the sword and shield of ordinary people with gold and knowledge.”

”How do you know!”

And hearing these two sentences, Ice was momentarily struck with a look of absolute horror.

Why wouldn’t I know?

Back then, I heard the old man’s words with my own ears, didn’t I?

To this, Fu Qian snorted in his heart.

What he spoke of was naturally what he had once learned, the core concept of this Post-Blind Eye Society organization.

Bringing it out at this time to scare the survivors of the exploration seemed quite appropriate.

”It is precisely because of your betrayal that I came in response to fate’s call.”

In the next moment, he repeated once more the chuunibyo declaration, but compared to before, this time it was infinitely evocative.

...

”Impossible...”

In Lady Ice’s mind, at that moment, many insights clearly flashed by.

However, they were already denied by her before they could be spoken.

”No matter who you are... I just wanted to survive, in fact, I don’t even know how I escaped then...”

Even so, it was still apparent that she recalled the exploration activities at that time.

”So your destiny is to come and execute me?”

After instinctively defending herself, she immediately focused on the main point.

”No.”

Fu Qian shook his head straightforwardly.

”The future has never displayed itself so clearly before my eyes, and I’m very certain that bringing you and them here is destiny’s call to me.”

”Them...”

With more and more incomprehensible developments, Ice clearly could not easily believe Fu Qian’s words, but upon hearing them, she instinctively glanced at the two corners.

But in just a moment, the movement of the crawling Corpse Worm had become rhythmic, and even the resurrected-from-ashes Sophia opened her still blood-red eyes.

And without exception, both of their targets were resolutely locked onto her.

”The Vacuum Flower has abandoned you, I am but a witness to this hatred.”

And at the same time, seemingly to prove his words, Fu Qian openly turned around, walking all the way to the other empty corner of the room.

Precisely the corner where last time, at Ice’s request, he stood.

...

Faced with behavior and words that would ordinarily be called childish, Ice’s gaze flickered furiously.

From the very start, her understanding of Fu Qian fluctuated between true foolery and feigned madness.

But the changes and indeed this position, which really couldn’t be easily dismissed as coincidence, did indeed make something called destiny suddenly weigh heavy at this moment.